Chapter 321

The young man was silent for a long time before suddenly speaking. "You want me to take responsibility for you?"

Mila took a deep breath.

Right now, she honestly just wanted to find a brick and hurl it at Lysander, consequences be damned.

Calm down. Breathe.

She knew she'd never win in a fight against him. And if she actually managed to hurt him, she'd probably end up in jail—and she was about to graduate. Her future was more important than this.

Gradually, Mila forced herself to regain her composure.

"No," she said, voice steady at last. "I want you to stay away from me."

She met his eyes, refusing to flinch. "I have no idea what's going on in your head, but I stopped expecting anything from you a long time ago. I don't think you can give me what I want-and honestly, I don't want it anymore."

"I don't want anything to do with you. I don't want to see you-ever again."

She thought that was clear enough. Mila turned to leave, but Lysander's low, chilly voice stopped her in her tracks.

"So, Forrest can give you what you want?"

Mila's brow furrowed.

since they were kids. Their relationship was close, but not romantic. Still, if having someone else in her

He can. Being with him makes

in

breath, as if finally exhaling all the heaviness that had been weighing on her chest. Her

the young man remained rooted to the

placed a steadying hand on Lysander's arm. In that instant, the man's

dark sedan pulled

the car, then spoke in a clipped tone to the

hospital was out of

car slid smoothly into the

seat, Lysander lay half-reclined, eyelids

the silence. "Do it.

flickered, but his

had dipped below the

SUV sat parked on a desolate stretch of highway, surrounded by snow- capped mountains tinged gold and crimson by the

was vast and

hat as she tried to steady herself. It took her a moment to realize she was

the windows, but the

outside in search of him, she was

"Hey, you're up!"

see Archie perched on the roof of the SUV, scanning the distant, glowing peaks with

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